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G-7 countries back Taiwan's observer status in World Health Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have come out in support of Taiwan's observer status in the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Researchers find benefits of deworming for expectant mothers to their infa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low bi
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WHO gives Emergency Use Authorisation to Moderna's COVID jab
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, adding another shot to its arsenal in the fight against the coronavirus.
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WHO, UNICEF provide equipment, supplies to help India fight pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday said that UN bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are supporting India's response to the pandemic by providing equipment and supplies, including 7,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 nasal devices f
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WHO bolsters support to India to tackle second COVID-19 wave
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that it has bolstered its COVID-19 response in India by redeploying 2,600 health experts from other programs to counter the recent daily spike in cases and deaths.
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WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) will provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India which is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and related deaths, a spokesperson of the global health body said on Tuesday.
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Norway should stop using AstraZeneca vaccine, says country's public health
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], April 16 (ANI): A day after Denmark's decision to abandon the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine over links with very rare blood clots, Norway's public health institute on Thursday said the country should stop using it.
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Covid-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 13 (ANI): There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is '
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Study sheds light on prevalence rate of anxiety for fathers during perinat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Anxiety among men transitioning into parenthood is significantly higher than reported by the global World Health Organization (WHO) regional prevalence rates, suggest the findings of new research suggested.
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Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
FreeTown [Sierra Leone], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry on Saturday.
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WHO laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that there is a "shocking imbalance" in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries.
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Scientists call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): A group of international scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 on Wednesday after China and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a scrutinized report last week concluding that the virus most likely came from wildlife inst
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